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Alsatian (Elsässer, Alsacien) can refer to:
- A person from the Alsace region (Elsaß/Elsass)
- List of Alsatians and Lotharingians
- a speaker of the Alsatian language
- A term for the German Shepherd Dog which was invented during World War I, using Alsatian (Alsace being a region disputed by France and Germany) as a euphemism for German. It is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations.
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